The 2018 Coolmore Stud Stakes- a 1200m Group One sprint at Set Weights for 3YOs - will be held at Flemington Racecourse on Saturday the 2nd of November.

The 2018 Coolmore Stud Stakes was won by the Tony McEvoy-trained Sunlight, with Zousain and Lean Mean Machine filling the minor placings.

The Coolmore Stud Stakes is the Spring Carnival's premier sprint race for 3YOs. Generally speaking it takes a good horse to win the race with many recent winners proving themselves to be well above average racehorses.

There are many paths leading to the Coolmore with the race attracting a mix of out-and-out sprinters as well as other horses dropping back in trip after being stretched out over further.

2017 Coolmore Stud Stakes Results

Coolmore Stud Stakes Winners

The Coolmore Stud Stakes was first run in the Autumn of 1863 as a 1000m race with Freestone emerging victorious on the day. The distance was changed to 1200m in 1872, but it remained an Autumn 2YO fixture right up until 1965 when it was moved to September and the entry conditions changed to allow 3YOs only.